Was it so wrong for me to have just the slightest of an inkling of hope that America could be under the administration of the democratic party for the next four years? Was it wrong to finally believe that, yes, we could finally have our first black president? So much for that dream... it's festering like a sore and oozing down the drain. I won't go as far to blame the July 21st New Yorker cover, but I won't dismiss the fact that thanks to cartoonist Barry Blitt, a lot of misinformed American people are only going to see the cover and think, "I was right about Obama. He's a card-carrying, Bin-Laden loving Muslim." And what in the world is that image of Michelle all about. Is she supposed to be the "angry black women" that so many demure white women believe her to be? Again, misinformed America will not bother to read the 18-page article and they will not get the satiric message the cover is trying to convey. That's right, the editors of the New Yorker are saying that the cover is purely satire (what this country is based on). Funny, I thought this country is based on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Well, I for one totally know what satire is, and as I recall, satire is supposed to be funny and make one think. Well, I'm not laughing and I think this is the most offensive piece of garbage I've laid my eyes on all month. But, it is only the middle of July and there's still a little more than three months left until election day. My guess is it only gets worse from here on out. I wonder which editor at the New Yorker is also a paid member of John McCain's campaign. Because whether or not the New Yorker is a magazine that is predominantly read by liberals, you can best believe now more right wingers will be picking up a copy at their local newsstand now. (Shaking my head in utter disgust!) But, still, the naive little girl in me still believes that a change will come... someday. It may not be today, tomorrow, or hell November 4th... but someday. Without hope, we've got nothing... So, keep hope alive!
Monday, July 14, 2008
'A Dream Deferred'
Was it so wrong for me to have just the slightest of an inkling of hope that America could be under the administration of the democratic party for the next four years? Was it wrong to finally believe that, yes, we could finally have our first black president? So much for that dream... it's festering like a sore and oozing down the drain. I won't go as far to blame the July 21st New Yorker cover, but I won't dismiss the fact that thanks to cartoonist Barry Blitt, a lot of misinformed American people are only going to see the cover and think, "I was right about Obama. He's a card-carrying, Bin-Laden loving Muslim." And what in the world is that image of Michelle all about. Is she supposed to be the "angry black women" that so many demure white women believe her to be? Again, misinformed America will not bother to read the 18-page article and they will not get the satiric message the cover is trying to convey. That's right, the editors of the New Yorker are saying that the cover is purely satire (what this country is based on). Funny, I thought this country is based on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Well, I for one totally know what satire is, and as I recall, satire is supposed to be funny and make one think. Well, I'm not laughing and I think this is the most offensive piece of garbage I've laid my eyes on all month. But, it is only the middle of July and there's still a little more than three months left until election day. My guess is it only gets worse from here on out. I wonder which editor at the New Yorker is also a paid member of John McCain's campaign. Because whether or not the New Yorker is a magazine that is predominantly read by liberals, you can best believe now more right wingers will be picking up a copy at their local newsstand now. (Shaking my head in utter disgust!) But, still, the naive little girl in me still believes that a change will come... someday. It may not be today, tomorrow, or hell November 4th... but someday. Without hope, we've got nothing... So, keep hope alive!
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